Director of Field Marketing – Asia Pacific / Middle East

Role Overview

The Director of Field Marketing, Asia Pacific / Middle East will lead and scale Shield AI’s largest regional field marketing organization, spanning the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore and reporting to the VP, Global Field Marketing Units, this leader will develop the strategy, team, programs, and operating discipline required to support Shield AI’s growth across a diverse and rapidly evolving set of aerospace and defense markets.

What You Will Do

The ideal candidate will lead and scale Field Marketing across the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific, establishing a unified regional strategy aligned with Shield AI’s global Go-to-Market priorities. They will lead the company’s largest regional field marketing team, developing organizational structure, talent, processes, and operating rhythms that enable the team to scale effectively across multiple markets.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The role requires significant international travel, approximately 25-50% of the time, across the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of international defense and aerospace markets and is comfortable navigating complex government, military, acquisition, and industry stakeholder environments.

Requirements

• 10 to 15+ years of experience in field marketing, demand generation, integrated marketing, or related marketing leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience marketing into international government, military, aerospace, defense, or other highly complex B2G environments.
• Strong understanding of aerospace and defense markets across the Middle East and/or Asia Pacific, with the ability to operate effectively across multiple countries and cultures.
• Experience working with defense ministries, military services, government agencies, acquisition organizations, defense primes, or other strategic aerospace and defense stakeholders.
• Proven experience building and executing account-based marketing strategies within complex, multi-stakeholder organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop marketing strategies that support long-cycle sales, government procurement, defense acquisition, capture, and strategic account development.
• Experience leading and scaling regional teams across multiple countries or geographies.
• Strong executive presence and credibility engaging senior military, government, defense industry, and business leaders.
• Experience operating as a hands-on builder and operator in a high-growth or rapidly evolving organization.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills with Sales, Business Development, Capture, Growth, Product Marketing, and executive leadership.
• Ability to travel internationally 25-50% of the time.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location